Defeated independent candidate commits suicide in Assam

Guwahati: An independent panchayat candidate allegedly committed suicide on Friday after losing an election in Assam`s Kamrup (Rural) district, police sources said.
Mintu Das contested from 114 Ganmou village panchayat in Sualkuchi and lost the elections, the results for which were announced last night.
A depressed Das later hanged himself in his house, the sources added.